For the person in charge, the concept of “timing” must not be very clear. game consolewhich was well considered amid the controversy over abandoning the physical format Reminding us that its games are licensed, not sold.
“The software is licensed to you, not sold“, the message quoted the Terms of Service. “You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal license to play or use the Software for your private, non-commercial use on the system or device for which it was designed. “
“This License is effective only on the specified Software Release Date, Early Access Date, or Beta Release Date. This License does not expressly grant you all rights in the Software they are confidentialincluding all intellectual property rights. ”
PS5 users strike against farewell disc starts tonight
The terms are further clarified Digital games come with a range of restrictions. In addition, users are prohibited from renting, leasing, modifying or “obtaining the software through any means other than distribution methods authorized by SIE”.
In other words, from a contractual perspective, the goods purchased by users through the PlayStation Store are not equivalent to Software properties. This is a personal license that allows you to use the game under the conditions set by Sony.
This is not the most suitable time
Last month, Sony announced that PlayStation games would no longer be released on discs starting in 2028, a news that inevitably sparked controversy among those who prefer to buy software in physical formats because Digital “volatility”..
Many users have already started Bomb Sony with negative reviews With a sizable percentage of every new post or video being posted on social media, this seems like the least appropriate time for such an exchange.